Here are some strategies awardee institutions are using to ensure compliance with the public access policy: reminding principal investigators (PIs) to compile their publication lists on My Bibliography for their Type 5 applications at least 3 months before they are due so they have time to fix any issues developing publication agreement addenda to ensure their … Continue reading “How Can My Institution Support Public Access Compliance and Prevent Delays in Funding Due to Public Access Issues?”

NIH gives each set of updated forms a version name for quick identification and easier communications (in the case of the upcoming transition, the version name is “FORMS-C”). When we post a funding opportunity and its application package on Grants.gov there is a “Competition ID” field that Federal agencies can use to provide further details about the funding … Continue reading “How Can I Tell If I Have the Right Application Form Version?”

For the activity codes transitioning to updated forms for deadlines on/after September 25, 2013, we will simply expire old application packages and post new ones to the existing Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)  — so the FOA will not change, but applicants must use the application package with a Competition ID of “FORMS-C”. Planning is still … Continue reading “Will NIH be Reissuing Each FOA or Simply Posting a New Application Package to Incorporate Form Updates?”

Applications to funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) with due dates on or after September 25, 2013 must use updated forms (FORMS-C), with these exceptions: Career Development, Fellowship, and Training  FOAs will transition to updated forms for deadlines on or after January 25, 2014 Small Business FOAs will not transition to updated forms until Small Business Reauthorization … Continue reading “When Do I Need to Use the Updated Application Forms (FORMS-C)?”

The availability of the Just-In-Time (JIT) link in the eRA Commons or the receipt of an email JIT request should NOT be interpreted as an indicator of award. JIT request e-mails are sent automatically to principal investigators with grant applications receiving an impact score of 40 or less, regardless of the payline of the particular … Continue reading “I received a request for Just-in-Time (JIT) information. Does this mean my application will be funded?”

The stipend levels for trainees on Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSAs) that were established in fiscal year (FY) 2012 will be continued in FY 2013.  For more information, see these related guide notices: NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards – FY 2013 (NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-13-064) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees … Continue reading “What Are the NRSA Trainee Stipend Levels for Fiscal Year 2013?”

If the publication is showing as not being compliant, but is exempt from the compliance requirement or is appearing erroneously ….

According to NIH grants policy, all grantee publications, including …

When writing an NIH grant application, remember that the Project Summary/Abstract will be viewable to the public on RePORTER if the application is funded. Keep in mind the following guidance….